Custom memorials
Every animal has their own story, and every person has their own idea of how they want to remember them.
We don't have a standard design or template for memorials. Each one is created piece by piece alongside you, from the placement of the bones to the glass bottles, florals, and natural elements around them, so the finished piece feels like your companion and the life they lived.
Some families choose a full display. Others ask for their animal's bones carefully cleaned, labeled, and bundled so they can bring them home to a case they've already picked out. Both are welcome, and there is no wrong way to do this.
A deposit of $75 to $100, depending on the animal's size, may be asked for before work begins. We'll talk through everything first: your ideas, your budget, and your timing.
How it works
Four parts, and none of them hurried. Every memorial starts with a conversation, and nothing is decided without you.
Tell us about your animal, what you're hoping for, and your budget and timing. That is all we need to begin. Please reach out before bringing in or shipping remains.
There is no template. Every decision, from the bones to the botanicals, is made with you.
Cleaning, preparation, and the display, done carefully and without rushing. We would rather take the time than hurry any part of it.
Pickup in Fort Lupton, by appointment, within thirty days of our note that the piece is ready. We can also ship, charged at the actual cost.
Two kinds of memorial
Most memorials take one of these two shapes. Neither is more right than the other, and the details are always yours.
Your animal's bones, placed by hand in a display made only for them, with everything around them chosen with you: tiny glass bottles, florals, moss and other natural elements, and the small details that were theirs. Every placement is decided together, so the finished piece has as much personality and detail as the life they lived.
For families who already have a place in mind. Your animal's bones are carefully cleaned, labeled, and bundled so they can be safely carried or shipped home to you, and placed in a case you have picked out just for them. It is a quieter kind of memorial, and it is every bit as welcome.
Before you begin
A few things from our service agreement, in plain view, so nothing surprises you later. We'll go over all of it with you before any work begins.
Bone is delicate, and we would rather you read this before we begin than after. From our service agreement:
“Customer acknowledges that animal remains are inherently delicate and may contain hidden defects or deterioration. Provider is not liable for unavoidable breakage, tooth loss, horn sheath separation, grease seepage, cracking, discoloration, shrinkage, odor retention, or other natural conditions that may arise during the preparation process despite reasonable care. Provider makes no guarantee of exact cosmetic outcome.”
In their memory
One of our favorite parts of creating pet memorials is that no two ever have to look the same. Memorials are shared here only with each family's blessing.
Quillella may have been tiny, but she deserved a memorial with just as much personality and detail as the life she lived. Her memorial was created alongside her owner, piece by piece: her bones and quills, tiny glass bottles, florals, and natural elements, each chosen and arranged for her.
Rest peacefully, sweet Quillella.
I'm absolutely in love with your finished product / design. You've exceeded my wildest dreams and expectations. I still mean it with all of my heart, I'll eternally cherish this 🖤 Thank you forever more.
I recently had the honor of creating a skeletonized memorial for a very special service cat, Garfield. Garfield's grandparents entrusted us with preparing him for his mom, who has since moved to New York. She chose to have his bones carefully cleaned, labeled, and bundled so they could be safely shipped home to her, where he will be placed on display in a case she has already picked out just for him.
It means so much to be trusted with someone's beloved companion, especially one who played such an important role in their life. We're so glad we could help bring him home to his mom and to his final resting place.
Thank you for trusting us with your sweet boy, Garfield.
My wife and I would like to say thank you so much for the work and care and commitment that you put into our daughter's cat, Garfield. Although we found several vendor options that day we met you at the Co Springs Oddity Fair, there was just something about the two of you that clicked with us. We couldn't be more grateful for your work. You have filled our daughter's heart 👊❤️🐈⬛💪🫡
Tell us who they were, what you're hoping for, and anything you already know you want. If you don't know yet, that is fine. We'll start from there. Fields marked * are required.
If you are choosing between options, or aren't sure what is possible for your animal, say so. We'll talk it through.
